WATCH: Travis Hunter makes insane interception at Jaguars OTAs

When the Jacksonville Jaguars made a stunning trade on draft night to jump from the fifth to the second pick to select Colorado superstar Travis Hunter, they knew they were getting a one-of-a-kind playmaker on both sides of the ball. As OTAs continue down in Florida, the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner is only proving that the organization made the right choice by jumping up to get him with plays like this.

Travis Hunter already showing out in Jacksonville 🔥 pic.twitter.com/FPkeENSY0m

— Denver Sports 104.3 (@DenSports1043) June 3, 2025

For anyone wondering, tipping the ball when trailing the receiver is hard enough. Tipping it to yourself and catching it while you crash to the ground is borderline impossible.

For Colorado Buffaloes fans, the impossible doesn’t seem so far-fetched after they got to watch Hunter make play after play at Folsom Field for two seasons. From his spinning contested catch against Utah to his physics-defying touchdown against North Dakota State, he has made these otherworldly plays seem normal.

TRAVIS HUNTER IS UNREAL 🤯

He makes an absurd catch for @CUBuffsFootball on 4th & 8 🔥 pic.twitter.com/OuIIY8e4vD

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 16, 2024

RIDICULOUS TD CATCH 😱

Make that three touchdowns for Travis Hunter tonight 🔥 pic.twitter.com/zzohGx3ybZ

— ESPN (@espn) August 30, 2024

There’s been lots of talk since the Jaguars drafted him as to which side of the ball he would play on more. This clip shows why he’s so important on the defensive side of the ball, as his wide receiver ball skills make an elite combination with his defensive IQ and coverage techniques.

While this play wasn’t technically a ‘contested catch,’ as it was an interception that he just had to contort his body in not-normal ways to pull off, it’s further proof of how sticky his hands are and how he’s able to pull of catches that the average player can’t. Remember that in 2024, he had the best contested catch rate out of every first-round wide receiver in the 2020s, and it wasn’t exactly close.

Among 1st Round WRs with 25+ Career Contested Catch Targets, Travis Hunter has BY FAR the highest Contested Catch Rate at 66.7%

(Since 2020)

Regardless of position there is no such thing as a '50/50 ball' with Travis Hunter pic.twitter.com/G1eN0KImwu

— Ron Stewart (@RonStewart_) December 13, 2024

Jaguars head coach Liam Coen recently joked about how each side of the coaching staff is asking for more time with the two-way prospect as the Jaguars attempt to get him seasoned on both sides of the ball. If there is a problem surrounding Hunter playing on both sides of the ball, it’s that there’s not enough practice time to get him a regular amount of reps on each side of the ball.

Coen also had a lot of praise for the 6-foot-2 rookie and his development.

“Just the movement skills and some of the man coverages, the feel in zone, you can definitely see how natural it is for him,” Coen said. “Still learning, still growing, still trying to learn the calls as much as possible. When you see him in the actual 7-on-7 and team setting, he doesn’t look out of place by any means.

That clearly wasn’t an issue for him in Boulder, as he didn’t even practice on some days in order to give him more rest. As he continues to get more comfortable with the Jaguars and adjusted to the NFL landscape, he will surely keep making mind-boggling plays like this one.

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